DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/14 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.4 - - 62.9 - - 60.8 - - 55.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 71 - - 34 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 946 - - 2514 - - 2597 - - 643 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 921 - - 1650 - - 920 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1835 - - 3403 - - 3486 - - 1532 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1410 - - 1199 - - 1084 - - 1876 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 119 - - 238 - - 193 - - 46 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 12 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 032 - - 045 - - 051 - - 056 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 4 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 643 - - 861 - - 743 - - -220 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1192 - - 2543 - - 2743 - - 1752 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 306 - - 531 - - 282 - - -951 ODpotential blCL - - - 1529 - - 2872 - - 3204 - - 2483 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.4 - - 62.9 - - 60.8 - - 55.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.4 - - 55.0 - - 52.1 - - 51.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.5 - - 62.6 - - 60.7 - - 56.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.0 - - 54.2 - - 51.4 - - 51.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 71 - - 34 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 946 - - 2514 - - 2597 - - 643 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97229 30 254 34 272 23 270 27 268 97229 90148 9 292 18 254 18 263 16 294 90148 84662 7 329 8 242 13 259 15 312 84662 80093 6 346 2 289 9 255 8 333 80093 76131 1 335 2 232 9 250 6 340 76131 72614 3 207 6 245 7 297 4 272 72614 69434 10 238 11 256 9 298 7 236 69434 66509 14 248 14 278 12 274 8 314 66509 63797 19 258 21 253 23 255 26 271 63797 61182 24 258 23 252 30 249 33 260 61182 58480 38 261 36 265 38 262 35 261 58480 55691 54 246 53 252 47 257 41 263 55691 53034 57 236 58 250 51 256 53 258 53034 50650 55 246 65 252 63 258 56 253 50650 48506 65 260 66 254 68 260 64 262 48506 46545 80 269 77 266 77 263 79 263 46545 44733 92 268 87 266 85 260 89 261 44733 43048 97 267 92 262 88 258 90 257 43048 41466 96 264 94 262 90 259 89 252 41466 39971 95 260 93 262 93 260 86 251 39971 38551 95 259 90 261 93 261 84 254 38551 37174 95 258 89 259 90 260 83 259 37174 35774 93 255 89 257 87 259 82 258 35774 34325 92 252 90 256 88 260 80 258 34325 32826 94 254 93 254 86 259 78 262 32826 31257 96 259 94 253 81 254 77 262 31257 29603 95 264 95 263 79 254 81 258 29603 27866 86 271 91 272 76 279 81 262 27866 26055 70 273 72 277 64 280 59 280 26055 24175 59 273 53 273 50 273 44 274 24175 22226 48 275 40 269 42 270 42 264 22226 20197 38 273 33 270 37 265 39 265 20197 18084 30 270 28 271 28 264 29 268 18084 15932 31 266 24 274 19 274 20 257 15932 13861 38 252 29 264 24 278 20 262 13861 11983 37 247 35 266 28 282 15 280 11983 10316 32 259 28 273 21 282 16 279 10316 8834 26 279 17 280 15 272 15 266 8834 7516 18 281 12 291 9 277 9 269 7516 6351 17 273 8 299 7 293 4 320 6351 5326 17 276 7 312 5 303 4 350 5326 4434 12 285 6 356 5 027 4 347 4434 3657 6 349 10*042 9*045 5 041 3657 2966 11 028 11*044 12*050 13 059 2966 2357 12 031 11 045 13 050 17 059 2357 1850 12*031 11 045 13 051 17*058 1850 1460 12*032 11 045 12 051 16*057 1460 1193 11 032 11 045 12 051 14 056 1193 1030 10 031 10 045 11 052 12 057 1030 937 8 030 8 045 9 052 8 056 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography